Product requirements for Zalando

In this guide, we will take a look at the product requirements for Zalando.

Some requirements can be considered general and some are category-specific, selling shoes, for example entails specifying information about, sole, insole, lining, etc, read more here.

General requirements

Some of the basic requirements can be considered obvious and we won't be going into detail about them here, examples of basic requirements are:

• Categories
• Prices
• Descriptions
• Titles
• Images
• SKU

In addition to the most basic information, Zalando requires you to set a series of general attributes, these are mandatory regardless of category and can be broken down into three sections.

1. General model information:

• Age group
• Brand
• Size

2. General style information

• Gender
• Color
• Season

3. General article information

• EAN

Additional requirements such as images, currency, price, and SKU are not included here as they are already covered by the basic information that can be filled out on products in Sello.

Specific requirements

Each Silhouette (category) on Zalando has its own associated attributes, some are required and some are optional.

A list of silhouettes and their associated attributes can be found here.

Good to know:

• In order to be able to input relevant information in attributes such as brand, season, and size, you'll need to complete Zalando's Brand Readiness checklist, which will enable Sello to import values unique to your account. Read more here.